Drunk of the Day: Yarrr…I’m Wasted

What you can’t see is that she’s balancing on her peg leg. Amazing! Oh, and I’ve returned from Portland, Oregon, where I sadly was unable to visit a seedy bar dubbed the Pirate’s Cove. They had signs reading, XXX Marks the Spot and Treasure Our Chests. Next vacation, I promise.

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My Current Top 5 Beers: Fall Edition

1) Sierra Nevada Flipside Red IPA: This riot of tropical fruit and citrus—thanks, Citra and Centennial—will have you rethinking just how good a red IPA can really be.

2) Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest: Referencing the California brewery’s roots in Paso Robles (Spanish for “Pass of The Oaks”), the easy-drinking fall seasonal—just bottled for the first time—offers hints of honey and an appealing bitter zap.

3) Hardywood The Great Return: One of the highlights from my recent trip to Richmond, Virginia, was this resinous West Coast–style IPA. It's grapefruit-y as all get-out.

4) Oskar Blues Old Chub Nitro: Life's a gas (see what I did there?) for these Coloradans, who became the first craft brewery to can a nitro beer. Old Chub is a malty milkshake of awesome.